I hate that BRD is so dependent on DRGs Buffs/Debuff

[AxelDH]

I honestly expected the piercing debuff to be given to another class in Stormblood, but they decided to go down the route of halving its effect so it isn't quite as important... ah well!

While a DRG might have more of an impact on a Bards DPS compared to any other 1 job, its not like its the only thing to look at. The whole of the team composition is important for your DPS, just like it is for all jobs.

If one group has SCH/MNK/NIN/RDM/BRD, and another has WHM/DRG/SAM/BLM/BRD - the former would give you Chain Strat, Brotherhood, Trick Attack and Embolden, while the latter would only give you Disembowel and Battle Litany... and possibly Dragon Sight, although they really shouldn't be giving that to the Bard! I'm pretty sure those effects would even out. So, you cant say just because you dont have a dragoon, that you're instantly screwed! (Now if your party has 2 WHM, 2 SAM and a BLM, then you might have a reason to complain!)

(Also, I dont think that a Bards DOTs are affected by the piercing debuff either, so it won't be a straight up 5% increase.)